Kolkata: Two Bangladeshi nationals died while one was injured when a speeding Jaguar rammed a police outpost in Kolkata in the wee hours of Saturday. The Jaguar rammed a Mercedes Benz before hitting the outpost.

The speeding Jaguar was allegedly driven by Arsalan Parvez, the 22-year-old son of the owner of the well-known restaurant chain Arsalan. The accused was arrested after the accident, which occurred at around 2 am on Saturday. After hitting the outpost, the accused fled the spot.

Arsalan was a student in United Kingdom and had come to Kolkata for a month.

The victims were Kazi MD Mainul Alam (35) and Tania Alam (28), who had come to Kolkata from Dhaka in Bangladesh for treatment.

The couple had gone out for dinner with a friend, another Bangladeshi national, and were trying to get a cab when it started raining heavily. They took shelter in the police outpost. However, the accused, who was speeding, crashed into a Mercedes Benz car, and then both the luxury vehicles hit the outpost. The couple died while their friend had a narrow escape.

He said, “We went out together for dinner. I was injured but I found the condition of the duo very critical. Soon police arrived at the spot and rushed them to hospital.” The two were rushed to government-run SSKM Hospital where they were declared brought dead.

Bangladesh High Commission officials arrived at the spot on Saturday morning.